From jutta.haider at hb.se Mon Mar 23 12:06:18 2026 From: jutta.haider at hb.se (Jutta Haider) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:06:18 +0000 Subject: [NORSLIS] Doctoral position at SSLIS, apply by 6 May 2026 Message-ID: Fully funded position doctoral student position in Information Studies at SSLIS, the Swedish School of Library & Information Science, University of Bor?s, The position is funded through the project: "Swedish Electricity - Knowledge and Communication on Preparedness, Nationalism and Information Crisis: How history, nationalist narratives, and digital platforms shape society?s energy transition" The project is an interdisciplinary investigation into how the electricity system and arguments about the energy transition are shaped by perceptions of Sweden as a nation. The aim is to aid the transition to a fossil free energy system by increasing knowledge of how nationalist perceptions can undermine and facilitate the transition. The project has four parts. Three that empirically investigate: (1) How nationalist ideas have historically shaped and legitimised the expansion of the electricity system, (2) how local-local and local-national conflicts related to the electricity system are affected by perceptions of Sweden as a nation, and (3) how nationalist narratives on the energy transition are disseminated within a global media landscape governed by the digital platforms of big tech. The fourth part secures cooperation in- and outside of academia to aid the transition. The position is within part 3 and relates to the overarching research question: How is public communication about the Swedish energy transition shaped on algorithm-driven platforms in the meeting between globalised nationalist narratives, local events and geopolitical tensions? The doctoral student will develop an independent sub-project with the aim of increasing the understanding of how information infrastructures, big tech, and nationalist perceptions affect Sweden's energy transition. The project is a collaboration between researchers at SSLIS (university of Bor?s), Lund University, and Gothenburg University. The position is in Library and Information Science/Information Studies and located at SSLIS in Bor?s. More detail on how to apply and contact information here: * In English: https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I009/946/job?site=11&lang=UK&validator=b60ba67aae6879c89456ea3cb3a48b5e&job_id=4475 * In Swedish: https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I009/946/job?site=11&lang=UK&validator=b60ba67aae6879c89456ea3cb3a48b5e&job_id=4470 * Project webpage: https://www.hb.se/en/research/research-portal/projects/swedish-electricity/ * Project leader: Jutta Haider -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: